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"For many shall come in My Name, saying, "I am Christ"; and shall deceive many" (Matt. 24:5).
"The Second Coming" will air on the National Geographic Channel on Wednesday, June 16 at 9PM.
Meet three men who believe the Second Coming has already occurred and that they walk the Earth as the Messiah. Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, the founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ in the Philippines, claims to have built a worldwide following of six million. Sergei Torop, a former Russian traffic policeman, is believed by thousands to be the literal reincarnation of Jesus of Nazareth. Then, David Shayler, a former British MI5 agent and whistle-blower, claims to be the Jesus soul incarnated as man.
Some people have a calling to grow up and achieve monetary and material success, others desire to help the world, and others believe that Jesus was the one and only savior of the world and their calling is to spread the Gospel. While many Christians are very strong with their faith, meet these three men who believe they have a serious relationship with Jesus.
1. Vissarion, "Jesus of Siberia"
Vissarion was in a construction unit of the Soviet army from ages 18 to 20. He took a job as a night shift traffic cop in 1985.
In 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Military was in total disarray. With their pay and self-esteem at rock bottom, many military personnel were at a crossroads of their lives, looking for something such as religion. It was during this transitional period that Vissarion and his followers first established the Church of the Last Testament in Siberia.
The birth of Vissarion's Church of the Last Testament was far from easy. In the 1990s, devotees were reported to have died, either by suicide or due to the harsh living conditions and lack of medical care.
Residents of the Abode of Dawn were plagued by ticks and other biting insects and many have been infected with Lyme disease. Vissarion’s ministry includes writing letters to people outside his following, with some including addresses to conservationists, former Russian President Putin, and even to the Muslim world.
2. David Shayler
Before he claimed he was the Messiah, David Shayler made several disclosures about MI5, Britain’s domestic secret service, leading to his eventual imprisonment.
In 2007, David Shayler claimed in an interview with a British news program that a psychic who channeled the spirit of Mary Magdalene had anointed him as the Messiah.
In July 2009, David Shayler revealed a new alter ego, one that claims the world will end in 2010.
3. Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy, Appointed Son of God
Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy was born April 25, 1950, in a small village in the foothills of Mt. Apo, in the Philippines. He was the youngest of nine children and claims to have heard the voice of God in dreams many times in childhood.
Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy claims to have started preaching in the 1970s, becoming so good he was dubbed "the preaching machine.”
On April 9, 2000 Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy began work at a college to operate within the grounds of his Jesus Christ compound in Davao City, Philippines. Today, Jose Maria College offers education from preschool, right through to college graduation, with Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy as President.
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exclude Pastor Quiboloy in your category as "false prophets." Listen to His message and you'll know where He is from.
ReplyDeleteAs a wise protestant elder once told me when I asked him why people are taken in by goofy stuff, "If people aren't in the market for it, they won't buy it." For 40 years of my life I've heard people claim "God spoke to my heart..." or "the Spirit led me..." or some variation on it. I can categorically say if someone prefaces a statement with something like that, run away. We don't take seriously the "strong delusion" the scriptures warn about both in the lives of others and in our own. We seldom believe WE can be deluded, only everyone else. "The spirit" does speak to people, the question we seldom ask is "which spirit is speaking"?
ReplyDeletehttp://pithlessthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/01/orthograph-27-does-god-speak-to-your.html
Anonymous, read this from Quiboloy's own web page:
ReplyDelete"When the Sonship was entrusted to Pastor Apollo, he was given the power to give eternal life to whomsoever he will, as stated in John 17:2... When the Kingship was given to him, he was entrusted with the power to rule of the Father's Kingdom and to implement the Father's spiritual laws all over the world."
Is neo-adoptionism the right phrase to describe this phenomenon? They are certainly false teachers. Mat. 24:23: "Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe him."
We probably will not live to see the real Antichrist, but his spirit already dwells among us all and has begun (for quite some time now) to master the world. Numerous precursors of Antichrist with enormous energy are preparing his arrival, his triumph and “spell... See More” of humanity.
ReplyDeleteThese many antichrists are only the forerunner of what the real Antichrist will be and who will appear before the Second Coming of Christ and at the end of the world. They are like a shadow of his concrete-coming. They carry the spirit of every thing anti-Christ and their task is to prepare the conditions for his arrival into the world.
Best regards!+
Jesus Christ is the only Son of God.No one can take over his name however powerful he is.The people who claim themselves to be son of god may be son of other gods. Jesus never let anyone hungry,never lived in riches seeing His neighbour suffer.He only asked to love ones neighbours. But will this prophet be kind enough to let his poor neighbour come and stay in his luxurious mansion.Will he be able to remove poverty and prevent natural calamities from ocurring in his nation.No he wont be able to.Jesus was calm and forgiving. but will this prophet be calm if someone slaps on his face?no because he is a mere human.
ReplyDeleteAnd then Jesus said "You shall do as I do and more" so the one who has reach the consious aim to be the One should also teach others that they are as much capable to embrace the Oneness of the christ. The judgement of those who condemed those who guide the mass towards that oneness is but the echo itself of the anti-christ, since the chirst dwells in everything and everyone. But the one who claims to be the only son of God, christ will suffer the judgment of his own consiousness in front of the One God to whom no one can afford to lie... Let the One who protect the children from emptiness and lack of religion be granted eternal glory for this deed and to those who have achieve the grace to hear the voice of the One God, give them your prayers so in turn they are guide away from protagonism and the sense of control, for Religare or religion is but the act to come closer to the relationship with your own divinity and no men could take you there but yourself... Nekawa|awakeN
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